Man, 56, Dies After Well Collapses On Him During Renovation At Assin Fosu

A 56 year old man, Yaw George has lost his life after a Well he was then renovating collapsed on him for about five hours at Assin Fosu in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central region on Thursday. Information gathered indicates that the Well has been in a bad condition for over twenty years and the deceased and then his two (2) apprentices who had been contracted to renovate it were

working on the well until the disaster happened. Though the Assin Fosu Fire, Police, and the Ambulance services were dispatched to the scene right after the incident to rescue the deceased, the situation was then beyond their capabilities. The incident occurred around 10;am and it was until 3:10 pm that Excavator exhumed his lifeless body from the collapsed well. The deceased

body has been deposited at St. Francis Xavier Hospital mortuary waiting for preservation. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing by Assin Fosu Police Command.